Potato Pancake Riddle
I am a potato pancake that is fried in oil. I am a Jewish food that people eat during Hanukkah and I start with the letter L. What am I?
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Festival Of Lights Riddle
I am a holiday known as the Festival of Lights. Jewish people light one candle on the menorah each night to remember the miracle of oil. What holiday am I?
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An Unpopular Invention
My invention is not very popular with people who visit the doctor. It is pointy and sometimes makes people cry. Who am I and what did I invent?
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Going To High Places
My invention makes it easier for people to get to high places without climbing stairs. What did I invent?
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Fought For Education Riddle
I saw education as the key to improving the lives of African-Americans in the 1900s, and fought to educate my people. Who am I?
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Irish Fairies
An Irish fairy is what I am. Just a little bearded man. When people see me on this day "Stay away from my gold," is what I'll say. What am I?
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St. Patty Treat Riddle
I am a yummy type of meat That people have as a St. Patty's Day treat. So enjoy me with your dinner, If youre not too hungry, just cut me thinner.
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Drowning Fish Riddle
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Rope Burn Riddle
You have two ropes. Each rope takes one hour to burn. These ropes are not identical, nor are they uniform; i.e. it does not necessarily take half an hour for half the rope to burn (if you have trouble visualizing this, imagine a rope of varying thickness across its length). With only these two ropes and a way to light them, how do you measure out 45 minutes?
Hint: You can light multiple ends and/or multiple ropes at the exact same time.
Light both ends of one rope, and only one end of the other rope. This will cause the first rope to burn out in 30 minutes. When the first rope burns out, there will be 30 minutes left on the second rope. So then, light the other end of the second rope, and the rest of it will burn out in 15 minutes. 30 + 15 = 45 minutes. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Carton Of Eggs Riddle
There is a carton of 6 eggs on a table and there are 6 people round the table. Everybody takes an egg and there is still one in the carton. How is this possible?
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5 eggs are taken by the first 5 people, then the 6th person takes the egg , while its still in the carton!! Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Prince Age Riddle
A princess is as old as the prince will be when the princess is twice the age that the prince was when the princess's age was half the sum of their present ages.
What are their ages?
What are their ages?
Hint:
Current Future Past
Princess x 2z (x+y)/2
Prince y x z
I then created three equations, since the difference in their age will always be the same.
d = the difference in ages
x y = d
2z x = d
x/2 + y/2 z = d
I then created a matrix and solved it using row reduction.
x y z
1 -1 0 d
-1 0 2 d
.5 .5 -1 d
It reduced to:
x y z
1 0 0 4d
0 1 0 3d
0 0 1 5d/2
This means that you can pick any difference you want (an even one presumably because you want integer ages).
Princess age: 4d
Prince age: 3d
Ages that work
Princess:
4
8
16
24
32
40
48
56
64
72
80
Prince:
3
6
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60 Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
Princess x 2z (x+y)/2
Prince y x z
I then created three equations, since the difference in their age will always be the same.
d = the difference in ages
x y = d
2z x = d
x/2 + y/2 z = d
I then created a matrix and solved it using row reduction.
x y z
1 -1 0 d
-1 0 2 d
.5 .5 -1 d
It reduced to:
x y z
1 0 0 4d
0 1 0 3d
0 0 1 5d/2
This means that you can pick any difference you want (an even one presumably because you want integer ages).
Princess age: 4d
Prince age: 3d
Ages that work
Princess:
4
8
16
24
32
40
48
56
64
72
80
Prince:
3
6
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60 Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Single Ship Riddle
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Cruise Ship Riddle
One night, the king and queen go on a cruise ship. The next day, 3 people get off the ship. Who's the 3rd person?
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A Round House
The police are called to a round house where a man is found dead with a knife wound to the chest. The police investigate and narrow down the suspects to three people: The maid, the wife, and the butcher. When questioned for alibis, the wife said, "I was out buying a dress with my friends, and I found my husband dead upon my return." The butcher said, "I was searching the cupboards for some vegetables to serve for lunch." The maid said, "I was in the other room, dusting the corners." The maid was then arrested. How did the police know it was her?
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Cop Greetings Riddle
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